Name: Researching and Writing Horror Nonfiction
Start: 2026-06-06T10:00:00-0400
End: 2026-06-06T10:50:00-0400

Researching and Writing Horror Nonfiction

Saturday June 6, 2026 10:00am - 10:50am EDT

Cambria

This panel explores techniques and practices for researching horror, interviewing, and resources for writing about horror. Join panelists to discuss the challenges of nonfiction, how it is similar and different from writing other modes, and markets and publications in which one can place nonfiction.

Moderators

Kevin Wetmore, Jr.

Volunteer Coordinator, HWA LA

Speakers

Leanna Renee Hieber

Author, Actress, Ghost Tour Guide, Kensington, Tor and Union Square Books

An actress, playwright, ghost tour guide and award-winning, bestselling author of ghost-filled fiction and non-fiction for Kensington, Tor, Sourcebooks and Union Square, Leanna’s A Haunted History of Invisible Women: True Stories of America’s Ghosts, co-authored with Andrea Janes... Read More →

John Kachuba

Author

Shapeshifters! Ghosts! Middle Grade horror! Author of 15 books, including the historical fantasy trilogy, “The Bottle Conjuror,” and the middle/grade novel, “Haycorn Smith and the Castle Ghost.”Several of my nonfiction books are about ghosts and the paranormal and I am a... Read More →

Kendall Phillips

Kendall Phillips is a Bram Stoker nominated author and scholar who writes about horror in popular culture. He is author of several books, including Projected Fears: Horror Films and American Culture, Dark Directions: Romero, Craven, Carpenter, and the Modern Horror Film, and A P... Read More →